Sparse direction-of-arrival estimation for two sources with constrained antenna arrays

Compressive sensing (CS), multiple signal classification (MUSIC), and estimation of signal parameter via rotational invariance techniques (ESPRIT) are among the main used estimation techniques for direction of arrival (DOA). Though, the practical implementation of DOA techniques in handheld wireless devices is limited by the number of antennas and the spacing between them. A robust DOA estimation technique is needed to overcome the different impairments in the communication channel. This paper mainly focuses on DOA estimation of two sources in the presence of practical limitations. A comparison between important DOA estimation algorithms is presented including: Beamforming, Capon, MUSIC, and First-norm singular value decomposition (l
₁
-SVD).